Human resource professionals help drive an organization’s success by ensuring that personnel practices are aligned with corporate strategies. This means hiring and retaining great talent, creating the right compensation and benefits packages and nurturing company culture to optimize employee engagement.
The Kelley Indianapolis human resource management degree is recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as being fully aligned with its standards for teaching the competencies required for professional certification. Because of this recognition, Kelley HR majors can qualify for accelerated eligibility to take SHRM’s national professional certification exam.
Kelley Indianapolis human resource management graduates often pursue the following career paths:
Living in a thriving metropolis like Indianapolis, you'll have ample opportunities to intern, volunteer and help real companies tackle actual human resource challenges.
Below are the median incomes for professionals in Indiana in these human resource management fields:
$58,270 Experienced Human Resource Specialist
$115,410 Experienced Human Resource Manager
$122,450 Experienced Compensation & Benefits Specialist
These specialists may focus in one area of HR, such as recruiting or employee relations, or they may work as “generalists” with a broad range of responsibilities.
Human resource managers are leaders. They're accountable for attracting, motivating and retaining the most qualified and talented employees.
These specialists analyze compensation and benefits data and trends to ensure a company’s programs are competitive and cost effective.
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Elizabeth Malatestinic, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management A career in human resource management provides an opportunity to truly impact the success of an organization by hiring and retaining talent and developing individuals so they can achieve their goals.
A thriving metropolis means you have ample opportunities to intern, volunteer and help real companies tackle actual human resource challenges, in and out of the classroom and before you graduate.